Galliford Try (GFRD) Competitors

Keller Group (LON:KLR) and Galliford Try (LON:GFRD) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Do analysts rate KLR or GFRD?

Keller Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,780, indicating a potential upside of 29.36%. Galliford Try has a consensus price target of GBX 510, indicating a potential upside of 20.28%. Given Keller Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Keller Group is more favorable than Galliford Try.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keller Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Galliford Try	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is KLR or GFRD a better dividend stock?

Keller Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Galliford Try pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Keller Group pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Galliford Try pays out 40.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, KLR or GFRD?

Keller Group has higher revenue and earnings than Galliford Try. Keller Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Galliford Try, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Keller Group	£2.95B	0.33	£126.69M	£1.90	722.69
Galliford Try	£1.88B	0.22	£34.53M	£0.39	1,098.45

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KLR or GFRD?

72.6% of Keller Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Galliford Try shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Keller Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Galliford Try shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to KLR or GFRD?

In the previous week, Keller Group had 2 more articles in the media than Galliford Try. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Keller Group and 1 mentions for Galliford Try. Galliford Try's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Keller Group's score of 0.20 indicating that Galliford Try is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Keller Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Galliford Try	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KLR or GFRD more profitable?

Keller Group has a net margin of 4.20% compared to Galliford Try's net margin of 2.04%. Galliford Try's return on equity of 32.22% beat Keller Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keller Group	4.20%	23.55%	7.80%
Galliford Try	2.04%	32.22%	2.22%

Which has more risk & volatility, KLR or GFRD?

Keller Group has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Galliford Try has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Keller Group beats Galliford Try on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.